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ROOSEVELT
Short talks were made by Rev. L.
P. Barnett, who also read Walt
Whitman’s Poem, “O Captain,
My Captain.” Rev. J. W. McLain,
M. A. Stroup,' Rev. W. G. Cobb,
and Rev. E. S. Elliott each in
short words paid beautiful trib
utes to Mr. Roosevelt. The service
was closed with “Faith of Our
Fathers” followed by the Bene
diction bv Rev. W. G. Cobb.
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL
Saturday afternoon when the
stores closed at 4 o’clock hundreds
of people gathered at the band
stand for a simple, appropriate
memorial service in memory of
Franklin L. Roosevelt, President
of the United States of America.
The services had been planned by
the local ministers. Superinten
dent W. F. Starnes presided. The
program was opened with appro
priate transcribed music, intro
ductory remarks were made by
the Mayor, E. V. Moss. Scriptures
were read by Rev Luther W.
Hawkins, and Rev. J. W. McLean.
Prayer by Rev. E. S. Elliott.
Following the prayer talks were
made by Capt. W. J. Allran, Jr.,
and Lt. Ben R. Rudisill
CAPTAIN ALLRAN’S TALK
We, as scores of other towns
and communities throughout our
nation have gathered here to do
honor to our fallen chief, tt is bit
ter irony that he should be taken
from as at this crucial and mo
mentous hour when the cherished
hopes of so many peoples of the
earth were about to be accom
plished through his masterful
leadership. The heart of mankind
is bleeding today as perhaps nev
er before in all the history of the
world. Never before had so many
people looked to one human be
ing for so much. I.ike the North
Star that guides the lone survi
vor on his rubber raft in the Pa
cific to the meriad ships of the
tractless oceans, all mankind—
except Germany and .Japan—had
come to look to him to guide them
through the remainder of this
armed conflict to a triumphant
and successful conclusion, which
seems not so far away now. More
over, it was to him also that all
were looking to lead them out of
the chaotic conditions that are
sure to prevail everywhere when
the war is over.
Many of our people have dif
fered with him in his political
philosophy, but all must agree
that no one in this or any other
generation of Americans has been
a more ardent champion of the
rights of tre common man. He
had become the hope of the down
trodden of all the nations whose,
liberties have been destroyed.
Reports coming over the radio
from all over the earth where |
men are aspiring to freedom tell
as of the deep sorrow that en
shrouds the people. In Russia, in
France, in England—everywhere
—strong men, old women, little
children stand today with bowed
heads and tear-moistened eyes.
The world is sick and bleeding
and tired of war. No one knew
this better than Franklin D.
Roosevelt, and it was the fondest
ambition of his noble heart to
create an atmosphere in the world
by organization, cooperation and
his good neighbor policy in which
the demon of war could never
again thrive.
It has been said that no one by
words can add luster to a star. It
is equally true that nothing we
can say here this afternoon can
add one iota to the glory of this
i fallen hero who gave his life on
,the altar of freedom as surely as
(thousands of the fine sons of
America who are giving their
iives on the battlefields through
out the world.
He has passed into history. He
has joined the galixy of countless
others who have brightened the
pages of our brilliant history. The
light of his life shall cast into the
future shall be invaluable in
guiding us through the dark days
ahead.
So I’m sure that you and I and
all of us will not be deterred or
slackened in our efforts to carry
on. You in your job as a civilian
and I in mine as a soldier shall go
on under the leadership of our
new chief, ruled by the spirit of
him whom we so deeply mourn
today and the God of our Fathers
LT. RUDISIUL’S 1ALK
If Franklin D. Roosevelt were
addressing you this afternoon, he
would in all probability start his
address with these words, “MV
FRIENDS”. Practically every
speech that he has ever made, he
has begun this way . . . Today,
out of respect to Our President,
it is only proper that we pause at
this time of national bereavement,
to pay tribute to the memory ol
“OUR FRIEND." He came to us
when we needed a friend and a
leader. He has led us through one
of the most crucial periods in the
history of the United States.When
it seems that he was on the thresh
old of his greatest triumph, he
was taken from our midst. It is
our duty to build on the founda
tion which he has laid for us . . .
an eternal peace.
Even though this has been one
of the greatest losses of our Coun
try we must not lose hope. We
must give our support, loyalty and
AT THE MOVIES
IN CHERRYVILLE
SATURDAY ONE DAY AT THE LESTER “SAN DIEGO
I LOVE YOU” WITH JOHN HALL AND LOUISE ALLEN
AND ERIC BLORE
FRIDAY-SATURDAY at THE STRAND 2 DAYS
JOHN MACK BROWN AND RAYMOND HATTON
IN “LAND OF THE OUTLAWS”
friendship to President Harry S.
Truman, who has assured us that
there will be no changes in the
present cabinet and that he will
carry on the policies of our de
parted President.
Now, more than ever, we must
keep supplies of war materials
moving to our armed forces and
to the armed forces of our Allies
and wherever they are needed.
HE gave his life, surely we can
give our productive efforts. He
outlined the program to make the
United States the greatest produc
tive nation in the world. We have
been able to ship to our Allies
much needed materials which
they were unable to produce. By
doing these things, he has hasten
ed the day of Victory when this
world conflict will be over and
our loved ones can return home.
It is tragic that his death had
to come at such an inopportune
lime. He would have been happy
in tlie satisfaction of seeing a job
well done. 1 hope that the monu
ment to our past president, Frank
lin Delono Roosevelt will be a
lasting peace. He made the Uni
ted States a better place in which
to live. LET US THANK GOD
THAT HIS LIFE HAS BEEN
SPARED THIS LONG.
Benediction Rev. L. P. Barnett.
The program closed with the
High School Band playing appro
priate music.
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'Booster Club
tive Woman's Club.
The two clubs have sponsored
a community betterment project,
and with the help of the Dora
Yarn Mills management, have got
ten the homes in the village paint
ed, lawns grassed, shrubbery
planted, gardens planned and
started, and underpinning of the
houses is now in progress.
Last Spring a plot of ground
was cleared down in the pasture
lands to the rear of the mill and
a small park was made with tab
les and a small brick furnace.
During the summer months, the
Alert's Club held its supper meet
ings there. This summer the park
has been enlarged. A spring was
discovered there last year that
had apparently not been used for
many years. It was cleaned out
and samples of the water analyz
ed by state chemists. The water
was found to be perfect. This
years spring has been built up
with brick surroundings. The fur
nace has been enlarged, as have
the tables. The trees have been
whitewashed and a good winding
road has been built into the park.
This park has been and is to be
used by Scouts, Cubs, Schools,
Churches, Clubs, and families.
Permission for its use may be se
cured from either Mr. G. L. Jam
es, or Mr. J. W. Webb, both of
whom reside near the park.
At the meeting last Saturday
evening, the Dora r>, . . .c-rs Club
had as its guests, th. . --.yor and
other city officials, . others.
Among those presen. -»e; Alay
or E. V. Moss; Cit.\ ,.ik Alton
so Beam; Tax Colic.. . rv. E. Mc
Dowell; Commiss.. ..as Steve
Stroup and George- ... calls; Offi
cers iialph Gulu. , . orest Iviau
ney and Dwight ...am; Harry
Stroup and Carljie oummer of
the Dixie Lumoer Co.; cviessrs.
Vernon Harreison and Lee W.
Cauble of the Kester-Groome Fur
niture Co., and Western Auto
Store*, both of whom aided in
the last scrap paper drive and
have pledged themselves to help
in the drive next Sunday; Jimmy
Putnam of Putnam's How.; Mail
Carrier W. J. Allran and son,
Cpt. W. J. Allran, Jr., of the u.
S. Army; Floyd Dover of Shelby;
Lee Hawkins, General Supt. and
J. F. Alexander, (Quality man for
ihe Dover and Ora Mills of Shel
by and Dora Yarn Mills of Cher
ryvilte.
Among other improvements and
projects, the Dora Mill is build
ing a new home for its overseer
of weaving.
The Boosters Club has for its
president, Mr. A. C. Suttle, and
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AN OLD FASHION
TENT REVIVAL
An Old Fashion Tent meeting
will begin Sunday night, April
22nd, in West Kannapolis on Hill
street and will continue for two
weeks or longer. Rev. E. E. Wea
therly of Cherryville will do the
pifcdCiiiiig. Rev. Craig Wyant,
pasvcr of the e rst Church of tne
Nazarene in Kannapolis will have
charge of the singing. If you are
a Christian they ask you to pray
for them. They are asking God
to give them an old fashion Holy
Ghost Revival, where sinners will
find the Lord at an altar of pray-.
Every one is invited to attend.
Good singing in every service.
REV. E. E. WEATHERLY
REV. CRAIG WYANT
LOST—Ration book No. 3 belon
ging to Augustus M. Kiser of Rt.
4, Lincolnton, N. C. Finder please
return to the owner or to the
Local Board. lt-pd
“SKEET” WITHERSPOON
(Col.) BURIED WED.
Funeral services were held 1.:
Freedman Wednesday afternoon
for William (Skeet) Witherspoon
who was shot Sunday and died
'shortly in the colored hospital in
Gastonia.
Henry (Pomp) Rivers, also col
ored is charged with the shoot
ing.
for its Secretary-Treasurer and
advancement man, Mr. G. L. Jam
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Services Each Night
At Free Saints
Preaching service* are being
conducted eaoh night this week
at 7:30 o’clock from the Free
Saints Tabernacle. The services
will close Sunday night. Rev. A.
i P. Robinson, Evangelist, from
Roan Mountain, Tenn., is doing
the preaching.
The public is cordially invited
to attend these services.
Americans Captured
By Japs given articles
Americans captured by the Jap
on Guam and Wake Island have
been supplied with clothing, tow
els and comfort articles by War
Prisoners Aid of the Y.M.C.A. ac
cording to a report received by
Victor S. Bryant, State Chairman
of the United War Fund of North
Carolina.
Information about these in
ternees came from His Excellency
\V. Bagge, Swedish Minister to
Japan, who represents the inter
ests of War Prisoners Aid in Ja
pan.
According to Mr. Bagge the
group from Guam had been in
terned in Kobe, and those from
Wake Island had been sent to
Shanghai. Shanghai internees had
already received a considerable
amount of relief goods from the
foreign community in that city,
but the Kobe internees had recei
ved practically nothing and were
in desperate need of a great many
things, especially clothing.
•ISince it was impossible to buy
underwear, sweaters, towels and
other articles in Japan, Mr. Bagge
enlisted the cooperation of the
Swiss Consulate General in Shang
hai, who arranged for the purchase
of such articles in that city. After
months of cross checking and de
lay because of poor shipping fa
cilities, the relief goods finally
i arrived in Kobe and were distrib
uted to the Guam intifnees.
“It has taken us a long time to
get word about this,” Mr. Bryant
explained, “because it took a long
time for the report of the relief
goods arrival to reach Mr. Bagge
in Tokio. Mr. Bagge informed the
Stockholm word finally reached
YMCA War Prisoners Aid in New
j York. The people of Noyth Caro
! lina can feel that they had a part
in helping these internees, be
cause the work of War Prisoners
Aid is financed by the National
War Fund through contributions
to our own United War Fund in
North Carolina.
Latest estimates indicate that
the winter crop of carrots will be
the largest on record. Following
this is another record spring crop
and the two crops may come to
gether this month and next.
I Terrace Tines were staked rec
ently to be built by farm equip
ment and the county terracing
units on the following farms: J.
G. McAllister, Wm. Lee Paysour,
C L. Ratchford and Crown Hatch
ford, all Route 1, Bessemer Citj,
in the Costner School Community
and D. F. Houser, Dallas, N. C.
I. W. Henkle, Lucia, recently
completted several thousand teei. |
of terrace construction. He did a
fine job with the farm tractor and
a light road machine. These ter
races are standard and meet spe
cifications with adequate outlets.
H. C. Carpenter and W. M. Cat
penter, Route 2, Bessemer City,
and Guy Harrelson, Crouse, are
making preparations now to pre
pare land for alfalfa seeding this |
fall. Soil samples were taken and
sent to the State Department for
analysis on the lime and fertiliser
needs. Alfalfa is an exacting crop j
in its requirements and seed oed ■
preparation in advance is most
important in obtaining a success
ful stand.
Woodrow Carpenter, Route 1,
Bessemer City, recently bought
100 pounds of scarified sen ecu
lespedeza seed and is preparing ,‘t
acres of steep thin land to sow in
the next few weeks. He plans to
eventually use all the steep land
in perennial hay crops for soil
erosion control and the produe
tion of hay needed on the farm,
and work the better laying land in
a row crop rotation system.
Spurgeon Webber, at Lincoln
Academy, is doing a tine job in .
constructing standard type terra* a
ces for himself and his neighbors |
Terraces were staked off and a
terracing drag loaned him through
the Soil Conservation District
Program, and by swapping labor
with his neighbors, terraces were
plowed and dragged until the con
struction was complete. Another
example of the effectiveness of
community effort and cooperation
Manuel C. Rabb, Route 1, Gas
tonia, located near Chapel Gro*e
School, has cut several cars jf
pulpwood and getting ready for
shipment. He plans to cut and to
ship a carload a month during the
summer and fall. Pulpwood is ur
gently needed and requests ate
being* made by the various com
panies to cut pulpwood wherever
possible as stock piles are critical
ly low with subsequent reduction
iii the production of essential
war equipment.
THE PHILLIPS TRIO
The Philips Sisters of Belmont who will bring the
Gospel to the public in song during the Revival that will
be conducted at the Wesleyan Methodist church begin
ning next Wednesday night, April 25th. The public is in
vited to attend all services. Rev. J. W. McLain is pastor.
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